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“He could go on to be a great philanthropist. In the meantime, the world’s richest man has been involved in the deaths of the world’s poorest children,” Gates said. Gates has previously touted his working relationship with Trump. After a three-hour dinner with Trump after his reelection, he told The New Yorker: “We are not going into opposition. We are continuing the partnership we’ve had with every administration.” Since then, however, Trump has enacted huge cuts to global health spending and pulled the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, leaving the United Nations agency facing a severe financial crisis.…
Updated: 08/05/2025 – 16:55 GMT+2Protesters gathered in Karachi on Wednesday to condemn Indian missile strikes and voice support for Pakistan’s military, as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours continued to escalate. … More The demonstration, led by the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League, came after India launched missiles into Pakistani territory in retaliation for last month’s deadly attack on Indian tourists in Kashmir. Pakistan called the strikes an act of war, claiming over 30 civilians, including children, were killed and several Indian jets shot down.India said it struck infrastructure used by militants linked to last month’s attack. On Thursday, further drone strikes…
While Simion condemns Russia’s aggression, he is highly critical of Ukraine. “We have our own problems with Ukrainians because they are behaving like Russians in many ways,” Simion said, claiming that Ukraine is not respecting the rights of the country’s Romanian minority to access schools or churches. “So, the first thing I must do is solve these problems with the Ukrainian side because we as Romanians contributed a lot in the war effort,” he said. The position of Romania’s minority in Ukraine has been a long-standing bone of contention between the countries. After pressure from international organizations, Ukraine implemented a…
Unknown to most, but a leading figure in Vatican diplomacy, Dominique Mamberti is the Cardinal Protodeacon will soon have the task of shouting “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: habemus Papam!” — I announce a great joy: we have the Pope!He will be the first to speak from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to announce the identity of the new pontiff to the world. He is not excluded from the possibility of becoming Pope himself — in which case his role will be played by another cardinal deacon elector — but his name has not been circulated as a contender…
US companies do not seem to have changed their attitude towards the EU’s Code of Practice on General Purpose AI – which should help providers of AI models comply with the EU’s AI Act – after the change in US administration, an official working in the European Commission’s AI Office told Euronews. The drafting process of the voluntary Code is still ongoing after the Commission appointed thirteen experts last September, using plenary sessions and workshops to allow some 1,000 participants to share feedback. The final version was planned for 2 May but has not yet been published. The official said the deadline was…
The lineup is subject to change, as businesses and EU countries will have until June 10 to provide feedback and advocate for sensitive goods to be removed from the list to avoid being caught in Trump’s reprisals. This happened when the Commission in April consulted with EU capitals for its retaliation against Trump’s earlier steel and aluminum tariffs, with bourbon whiskey being removed at the request of France, Italy and Ireland. In the end, these measures were announced, but not implemented, as Trump dialed back his tariffs in response to a stock market meltdown. “Boeing is very welcome to reply,”…
A new series of US products has been targeted for potential EU tariffs including aerospace champion Boeing, in case negotiations with the US administration end in deadlock, the European Commission announced on Thursday.“We believe there are good deals to be made for the benefit of consumers and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic,” Commission’s president Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement adding, however: “At the same time, we continue preparing for all possibilities.”Since mid-March the US has imposed 25% tariffs on EU aluminium and steel, 25% on cars and a 10% blanket tariff on all EU imports.US…
The dramatic reversal comes after the AfD launched an urgent legal challenge, accusing the outgoing government of launching a politically motivated smear campaign days before leaving office. In its court filing, the BfV offered no explanation for the sudden shift. The agency’s original decision — based on a reported 1,000-page internal analysis — marked a historic first: Never before had a party with full representation in the Bundestag been formally labeled a confirmed right-wing extremist organization. That designation would have enabled the BfV to step up surveillance, including the use of informants. Asked for comment on the court filing, a…
One of the late Pope Francis’ central goals was to try and bring together the different strains of Catholicism. To do this, he used a particular device of ecclesiastical and institutional action: the synod, a council of bishops institutionalised in 1965 by the modernising Second Vatican Council to moderate and modernise the absolute power of the popes and the Roman curia in matters of faith.Synods are not popular assemblies, but councils of the bishops of a country or a fairly large geographical area. Their members already occupy prominent positions in the church hierarchy.”Pope Francis’ objective was to enhance the synodal…
“Because of our long time history and allegiance together, it is a great honor to have the United Kingdom as our FIRST announcement. Many other deals, which are in serious stages of negotiation, to follow!” Specifics of the agreement were not immediately available. But the pact would represent a significant step forward for the United States, which has been mired in negotiations with dozens of countries since slapping hefty tariffs on its global trading partners last month. It would also represent a win for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is struggling in the polls and has tried to prioritize…